Ex-unpaid intern sues Donna Karan for making him get coffee
The devil wears Donna Karan, according to a new class-action lawsuit against the fashion designer by a former unpaid intern. Valentino Smith, 25, who worked at the Manhattan studios of...
View ArticleJudge testifies against court stalker who posed as intern
A Brooklyn judge found herself on the other side of the bench Monday, taking the witness stand against a creepy stalker who was so obsessed with the court system he...
View ArticleInterns aren’t protected from being groped: judge
It’s bad enough that unpaid interns can’t earn wages — but now a federal judge has ruled they’re not even protected from being groped by their bosses. Manhattan federal Judge...
View ArticleInterns’ pleas for cash a costly experience
Anyone who has ever interned knows it’s less about the money than about an opportunity to gain something young people are most lacking: experience. That’s now come to an end...
View ArticleWall Street eyes workload changes after intern’s death
It’s the softer side of Wall Street. Two months after a promising 21-year-old London finance student died after completing a highly competitive Bank of America summer internship, a number of...
View ArticleGo to Greg: How do I get coworkers to see me as a leader?
I’m what everyone calls a “good soldier” in the office, and now my boss is asking me to take a more leading role. I’m worried my colleagues won’t see and...
View ArticleCondé Nast intern: ‘I cried myself to sleep’
They work until 11 at night, lug 40-pound garment bags throughout the city and get scolded for not adhering tape to mood boards correctly. And yet being a Condé Nast...
View ArticleHow ‘minimum wage’ kills internships
With younger Americans facing sticker shock at the cost of health insurance under ObamaCare, the president and other Democrats have pivoted to pushing for a higher minimum wage. They probably...
View ArticleColumbia eats its young
In what the university plainly regards as striking a blow for economic justice, Columbia University has announced that students will no longer receive academic credit for their internships. What does...
View ArticleThis week’s must-read books
Sleep Donation by Karen Russell (Atavist Books) A new work from Russell (“Swamplandia!”) is alway welcome, even if we have to settle for a novella. Russell delivers a future America in...
View ArticleCondé Nast settles intern suit, hints at new program
Condé Nast has quietly settled a class-action suit filed last year by two former interns who claimed they were paid less than $1 an hour for summer work at the...
View ArticleNew law extends city sex-harassment coverage to interns
Hands off the interns! Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday signed into law a bill that closes a loophole in the city’s human-rights law to give unpaid interns the same...
View ArticleInmate attacks intern at Rikers
For the second time in a week, a female intern was assaulted at Rikers Island, police sources said. The psychology student from Adelphi University on Long Island was at the...
View ArticleWould coming out hurt my career options?
I work in what I will call a very testosterone-fueled environment, where being a “guy” is important for success and getting along. I’m a gay man, not out, and many...
View ArticleHow to stand out as an intern this summer
I start my internship next week, along with dozens of other students, and I’m wondering what tips you have for standing out from the crowd. Well, there are many interns...
View ArticleGoogle’s interns have it way better than you do
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Sitting in a kitchen stocked with free food, a handful of 20-something Google summer interns weigh their favorite perks, but where to begin? With bikes, buses,...
View ArticleWhite House intern faints on first day
It was a rough first day on the job for this White House intern. The woman fainted Tuesday at press secretary Josh Earnest’s briefing, bringing an abrupt end to the...
View ArticleMayor’s kids score prestigious unpaid internships at City Hall
No flipping burgers for the de Blasio kids. The mayor’s daughter Chiara, 19, a college student, and son Dante, 16, a soon-to-be high school senior, scored sweet summer gigs as...
View ArticleEx-interns suing Giorgio Armani over missing wages
Dozens of former interns at the fashion house Giorgio Armani have filed a class-action suit in Manhattan against their ex-employer, claiming they were stiffed over wages. Marist College grad Stephanie...
View ArticleWorst intern ever! Employers dish on workers’ worst offenses
Summer intern season is winding down — and for every batch of impressive apprentices, one or two will always be remembered for all the wrong reasons. Here, three city employers...
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